Day 317 - John 5:28-47

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V.28-29 These verses refer to something entirely different. These dead are those who are in their graves. Their body is dead. Both saved and unsaved. The believers, whose bodies are in the graves are going to be raised by the voice of the Lord Jesus one of these days (1 Thess. 4:16). The unbelievers who have died will remain in their grave for about a thousand years longer! And then they shall be raised by the voice of the Son of God (Rev. 20:1212And I saw the dead, small and great, stand before God; and the books were opened: and another book was opened, which is the book of life: and the dead were judged out of those things which were written in the books, according to their works. (Revelation 20:12)).
So our two verses refer to two separate events and two separate times.
V.32-47 They were without excuse when they refused to accept Him. Four things and persons spoke about Him to them: (1) John the Baptist, (2) His own works, (3) His Father at His baptism (John 1:32-3332And John bare record, saying, I saw the Spirit descending from heaven like a dove, and it abode upon him. 33And I knew him not: but he that sent me to baptize with water, the same said unto me, Upon whom thou shalt see the Spirit descending, and remaining on him, the same is he which baptizeth with the Holy Ghost. (John 1:32‑33)) and (4) the Old Testament scriptures (vvs. 45-47).